Comparative Study of Organic Farming Policy of M.P, Sikkim, Karnataka and Kerala States of India

Modern day farming has transformed from the farming process of last century. Instead of farmers producing for their families, farmers are now similar to input/output managers supplying massive manufacturers that feed the country.

Agricultural subsidies is a very complex and controversial economic topic today. It will continue to be a hot topic as government continues it. It is largely debated in the United States as well as in other countries. The reason it is so largely debated is because it literally have an effect on the entire world market. Not to mention that the farm has been booming the last 5 to 10 years. This topic also tends to draw strong opinions in our area in particular due to the large agricultural community in our region. However, even within different states there are many supporters as well as opponents to these government subsidies.

1 Farmers may not totally understand the product value. They may not easily accept new product that they have never heard about.

Indian groups have adopted agriculture. The ability to grow crops has a huge implication for the

South Asia is one of the most densely populated regions of the world, where despite a slow growth, agriculture remains the backbone of rural economy as it employs one half to over 90 percent of the labor force. Both extensive and intensive policy measures for agriculture

Without policies to guarantee proper care, use reasonable access to soil, we would have further limitations to access of crops and in turn, less access to sustainable food sources. Without the governing oversight of laws and policies, we would likely be living in a country looking at “increased poverty, hunger, conflict, land grabs, and mass migration of displaces populations” (Montanerella, 2015). There are many concerns that may arise when developing and enforcing agricultural policies, but if policies are not made to improve standards, technology, maintain diversity and preserve water, we would be apt to face devastating effects. Some of the major concerns involved with agricultural policy include: biosecurity, labor supply, technology, water access, water trades, and

The government should be able to tell our farmers which crops to grow to an extent. The government should not have total control over which crops farmers chose to grow, yet the should be able to recommend the best and least hazardous crops to farmers who want to make a profit. If the farmers want to grow a different crop, then it should be allowed. The demand for other crops leads farmers, who are wishing to make a profit, to increase the supply of the demanded crop. For example, say corn was found to cure cancer, and a farmer had a majority of potatos growing on his/her farm. In order to generate the profit he/she wants, he/she will have to switch his/her selection of crops to include mainly corn. In turn, he/she will be able to meet the demands of his fellow people and also have the

Ignores the agricultural sectors: The theory emphasis heavily on industries, it ignores the agricultural sector. This sector is large and has surplus labor in most under developed countries. Investment in agricultural sector needs to work with those in industry, so as to provide a market for industrial goods, in order to stimulate the industrial sector. if the agricultural sector is neglected, it will be difficult to meet the nations food requirement and expand the size of the market in the short run and long run respectively.

Access to agriculture training and service - to improve their methods of farming and selling their products

Rice industry is an important industry which is heavily protected and subsidised by the government in Malaysia. Rice was and still is the staple food in Malaysia and it is vital for the nation's food security. Since rice is a strategic crop in Malaysia, government put on various efforts and implemented subsidies to protect the rice industry. According to statistics from the Finance Ministry, government had subsidised a total of RM488 million in year 2012 and RM528 million in year 2013 which we can see that the amount of subsidy has increased year by year. However, the subsidisation on rice carried both merits and demerits. In this case, discussions about whether government should or shouldn’t continue subsidising essential good like rice in Malaysia will be concerned. Besides that, issue like producers will gain more from subsidy or the consumers will be discussed as well.

The aim of this research task was to identify whether or not Swazi’s found that organic crops were better in terms of advantages and disadvantages than inorganic crops or vice versa. The study was conducted by means of a questionnaire and the questionnaire was answered by means of a likert scale, the scale was divided into four and was made up of Agree, Strongly Agree, Disagree and Strongly Disagree. The questionnaires were answered by consumers and farmers and their answers were recorded and analyzed.

It is worth to keep in mind that the decision is not just environmental or economic. Putting pressure on the sector will force farmers to immigrate to urban centers, which destabilizes the urban-rural balance of the country. Let’s not forget the last time such mass migration happened, it paved the way for the 1979 Islamic revolution.

Sriram (2007) has stressed that the policy intervention in agriculture has been credit driven only, which becomes more pronounced in the recent interventions made by the government through the policy of doubling of agricultural credit, providing subvention and putting an upper cap on interest-rates for agricultural loans, revival of co-operative credit structure through the package recommendation by the Vaidyanathan Committee and policy responses to farmers suicides but argued that it is very difficult to establish a causal relationship to show that the increased supply and administered pricing of credit will help to increase agricultural productivity and the wellbeing’s of farmer. In his paper, he tried to examine the demand side issues of agricultural credit from a policy making perspective and conditions that makes credit more effective or productive in a real sense for which he suggested that there is a need to look at the rural financial services as a broader theme rather than limiting it to agricultural credit flows only, because mere increase in the supply of credit will not address the problem of productivity unless it will be not accompanied by investments in other supportive services.

To improve monitoring and evaluation of agricultural programmes in Nigeria, the following policy issues must be addressed. The questions of what should be monitored or evaluated, when should monitoring / evaluation be carried out, who should monitor/evaluate and the methodology to be adopted in any project and the tools for monitoring and evaluation should be included in any agricultural programmes/policy.

Agriculture is a critical sector of the Indian economy. Though manufacturing and service sector industries gained